diff --git a/src/components/ofxDatGuiColorPicker.h b/src/components/ofxDatGuiColorPicker.h
index e47996f..5903566 100644
--- a/src/components/ofxDatGuiColorPicker.h
+++ b/src/components/ofxDatGuiColorPicker.h
@@ -75,18 +75,21 @@ class ofxDatGuiColorPicker : public ofxDatGuiTextInput {
         {
             mColor = color;
             setTextFieldInputColor();
+            gColors[2] = mColor;
+            gColors[0] = ofColor(mColor.r/2, mColor.g/2, mColor.b/2);
+            vbo.setColorData(&gColors[0], 6, GL_DYNAMIC_DRAW );
         }
-    
+        
         void setColor(int hex)
         {
             mColor = ofColor::fromHex(hex);
-            setTextFieldInputColor();
+            setColor(mColor);
         }
-    
+        
         void setColor(int r, int g, int b, int a = 255)
         {
             mColor = ofColor(r, g, b, a);
-            setTextFieldInputColor();
+            setColor(mColor);
         }
     
         ofColor getColor()
diff --git a/src/components/ofxDatGuiGroups.h b/src/components/ofxDatGuiGroups.h
index 2c0c8ed..012135c 100644
--- a/src/components/ofxDatGuiGroups.h
+++ b/src/components/ofxDatGuiGroups.h
@@ -484,6 +484,18 @@ class ofxDatGuiDropdown : public ofxDatGuiGroup {
             return children.size();
         }
     
+        void setOptions(const vector<string>& options = vector<string>())
+        {
+            mOption = 0;
+            children.clear();
+            for(int i=0; i<options.size(); i++){
+                ofxDatGuiDropdownOption* opt = new ofxDatGuiDropdownOption(options[i]);
+                opt->setIndex(children.size());
+                opt->onButtonEvent(this, &ofxDatGuiDropdown::onOptionSelected);
+                children.push_back(opt);
+            }
+        }
+        
         ofxDatGuiDropdownOption* getChildAt(int index)
         {
             return static_cast<ofxDatGuiDropdownOption*>(children[index]);